Beast Taming: My Intelligence System-Chapter 778 - 500: Former Kuimu Wolf (Part 2)

"You need to actively befriend the Mao Family, make them drop their guard."

"Understood?"

At this moment, Paperman Nan’s body vanished completely like a gracefully dancing butterfly.

"Forefather, Forefather."

Many papermen were shocked.

"Stop calling, the forefather has already left. Being able to send us messages across the barrier is already rare."

"Let’s seclude ourselves in this side hall for now. As long as we remain quiet and don’t cause trouble, the zombies usually ignore us."

Outside the side hall, a giant zombie resembling an elephant was guarding the door.

Its ears, as large as a palm-leaf fan, were upright, listening intently to the discussions inside the side hall.

But it heard nothing, only sensing that the people inside were all meditating.

"Leopard Bro, why are these papercrafters so calm? Usually, being captured and locked up here would terrify anyone."

The elephant zombie found it truly puzzling; its large body housed a comparatively small brain.

"You’re underestimating the papercrafter clan."

"I heard their true forms are hidden inside the papermen. Each paperman contains an other dimension space, where there’s a coffin."

"It’s within the coffin that the true form of the paperman lies."

"They use Netherworld Paper."

"The crucial trait of this paper is its ability to traverse shadows at will."

"I guess they’re planning to escape when chaos erupts in Corpse City."

"We must keep a close watch, or the forefather will hold us accountable."

Leopard Bro analyzed.

At this moment, a flamboyant peacock approached from the side.

Its feathers were crafted from refined iron, emitting a formalin-like odor.

The peacock wore a uniform with a large "Guard" character emblazoned on it.

Clearly, the elephant, leopard, and peacock were the ’junior zombies’ overseeing the side hall.

"Peacock, you’re the most astute zombie among us. How do you think we should maintain our relationship with the Surveillance Group this time?"

"Would the Surveillance Group attack Corpse City indiscriminately?"

Besides strong humans, even powerful exotic beasts here could be made into zombies and implanted with human brains to enhance their cognitive abilities.

"Honestly, I’m not optimistic about Corpse City’s side this time."

"With Flame Country’s immense power, wouldn’t the six marshals see the issues in Corpse City?"

"It’s a blatant country within a country. Do you think those above would lightly let it go?"

"The best outcome for the Mao Family would be to suffer losses and then submit."

"The worst outcome is the annihilation of the entire family."

The peacock said quietly.

"What should we do in that case?"

"I don’t want to end up buried here with the Mao Family."

The elephant zombie said fearfully.

"Escaping isn’t that easy, or I’d have fled already. Have you forgotten the talismans engraved deep in our souls?"

"These talismans directly restrict us, controlling our thoughts, making us fight like puppets."

"When Flame Country invades, we’ll probably just be cannon fodder."

"I want to find a chance for self-preservation."

After hearing what the peacock zombie said, both the leopard and elephant zombies sighed deeply.

Yes, death seems inevitable, so why not make it a glorious one. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"What other ideas do you have? Frankly, even if we unite and escape, won’t our not-quite-human-or-ghost forms lead to Flame Country hunting us down?"

"Flame Country is very wary of demons, ghosts, and monsters, and as zombies not governed by the Five Elements, we’re seen as even worse threats."

"Honestly, whether dying here or outside, we might as well die a meaningful, glorious death."

The leopard zombie said discontentedly.

"No, we still have value. Our Undying Body is our greatest asset."

Hearing the peacock zombie’s words, the elephant and leopard zombies were stunned.

We have value, useful to Flame Country?

Is this true?

All the zombies questioned in disbelief.

"Do you know the origins of this Surveillance Group?"

"Do you know why Flame Country suddenly took real action?"

"We originally coexisted peacefully, so why did Flame Country dispatch a Surveillance Group out of the blue? Do any of you truly understand the reason behind this?"

The peacock zombie asked everyone.

At this moment, the giant python zombie and rhinoceros zombie also came over, having been secretly listening to the zombies’ conversation earlier.

Emerging now indicated their interest in hearing the peacock zombie’s insights.

They were among the top-level exotic beast zombies.

Mao Shiba pioneered the creation of exotic beast zombies.

He stole many exotic beasts’ corpses, used Soul-Calming Nails to suppress their souls, and buried them in Corpse City’s Yin Evil Grand Array.

After hundreds or thousands of years of refining, the final products took form.

Their combat power is terrifying, but the refining process required consuming numerous Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

After refining a batch of exotic beast zombies, Mao Shiba was urgently ordered to stop.

The giant python zombie, rhinoceros zombie, elephant zombie, peacock zombie, and leopard zombie were previously respective to the Tier Eight Titan Heaven-Devouring Python, Gravity Rhino King, Barbaric Mammoth, Five Elements Peacock, and Gale Leopard Emperor.

They were all illustrious beings in their past lives but were humiliated by Mao Shiba in death, refined into Tier Seven zombies.